Campus Parking Lots

[SpdRcr]

Hi,

I was wondering what U.S. schools are allowed to have an occasional testing event on campus? Please let me know how you went about making it happen. Thanks.

[SpdRcr]

Hi,

I was wondering what U.S. schools are allowed to have an occasional testing event on campus? Please let me know how you went about making it happen. Thanks.

[Jersey Tom]

Work on the car all night till 2 or 3, then convince yourselves its a good idea to go rip through campus real quick before anyone notices.

[Greg H]

Our school has been really supportive of us and allow us to use the parking lot for the basketball arena (since nobody is going to the games) whenever it's empty. I couldn't tell you how we set it up because I've never had to do anything to get it. We also call the campus police to escort us out there. You should probably talk to your advisor or maybe someone at the campus police or parking authority. What school are you from and what resources do you have available?

[KU_Racing]

We use the same formal testing procedure as the boys from colorado. Work on it until you cant stand up, then go drive it in a dangerous, high traffic area to wake yourself up.

Just make sure it doesnt break, because then the freshmen that you just woke up by doing 11,000 rpm clutch drops outside their dorm windows at 4 in the morning will come beat you.

[SpdRcr]

sweet. the campus racing antics will happen eventually...

but seriously? anyone face and overcome opposition from their university to gain occasional access to parking lots?

[UTA racer rikki]

B. Bell,

We have always been pretty fortunate at UTA. You might start going up the food chain, starting with your department chair. See if you can't get someone in the department on your side with some pull. If you want to be brave go to the President if you can make time. If that doesn't work, maybe your student council or student reps or whatever can take your case to them.

Whatever you do, just make sure you have a strong arguement for your case. If you have to go somewhere else, there is the logistics and danger associated with hauling a car away from campus. Since we use our parking lots on weekends or when classes are out, there is little danger. Express that safety is your highest concern and outline what procedures you follow when testing (if they need that much detail).

Like I said before though, we are lucky at UTA. Big lots, faculty support through the President, and the campus police like seeing the car run as well. Just make sure your testing times aren't freshman waking in the wee hours of the morning. My two cents.

Anyone out there have to overcome opposition?

[cieutag]

In the past we were for the most part in good shape as far as testing, but a wreck in Fall 04 put a cease to that, the cars were locked down and a lot of paperwork and red tape must be crosssed before we can drive them. Don't get me wrong we can still test when we want to but it is more difficult.

I kind of think its for the better, the guy who wrecked the car was pretty close to having his neck rung by a steel chain. All because the throttle stuck and he didn't have the experience/knowledge/whatever to hit the kill switch.

The paperwork sucks but it cuts down the chances of that happening to me.

[death-or-glory]

All we had to do was ask campus security to close down one of the car parks, it wasnt to big but in this competition speed doesnt play that muck of a role. It went well for a wile but we were kicked out due to noise complaints(at that point in time we were almost 10db over the competition specifications). So now we get by doing donuts at the back of our workshop(texting axle strength i swear).

[Blake]

Our schools baja team recently went on a lil mud riding tear through some of the campus empty field s and got the cops called on them, then the cop got there and wanted to drive it. It was pretty funny.
Blake
LSU FSAE